Improvement in starching-wiachines



PATRICK OTHAYNE, OF YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH HIS RIGHT TO CALVIN \VILLARD, OF SAME PLACE.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 124,969, dated March 26, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PATRIGK OTHAYNE, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improved Starching-Machine; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention relates to the starching of muslin, cloth, or other fabrics, and has for its object a more thorough and expeditious means for accomplishing the purpose than has hitherto been attained; and it consists in quadrant-shaped blocks, mounted or pivoted on a spindle passing through the center or near the center of the quadrant-arc. The inner sides or surfaces of these blocks or rubbers are corrugated so as to correspond with each other,

but so constructed and arranged that by the connection of a cord and pedal or other device the blocks may be separated and made to recede from each other, so that the fabric or article to be starched may be readily placed between the two rubbers, when the pedal is released by the action of a spring, which causes the rubbers to engage and press against each other with the necessary force. These rubbers are made to operate by alternate motions by means of a double-crank shaft, to which a pulley or crank is attached to give it a rotary motion. These vibrating or partially-rotating rubbers are made to work in a rectangular tank or trough to hold the starch pressed from the articles that are being starched. It further consists in the combination of the said quadrant-shaped rubber with a spiral 'or other spring, which actuates one of the said rubbers against the other.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my improved starching apparatus. Fig. 2 is the rear-end elevation. Fig. 3 is a side view of one of the rubbers.

. The same letters refer to like parts in all the figures.

A is the base of the frame of my improved starching apparatus, which is made rectangular in form, and of any suitable material, of any convenient size. B B are two uprights or posts, which support the front end of the tank or trough; and O O are the two rear uprights or posts, which support the rear end of the tank. D is the tank or box secured to and supported by the posts B B and G G.

This box may be made of any suitable material, and is designed to be water-tight. F F are the two rubbers. The inner surfaces of these rubbers are provided with corresponding corrugations, as seen in Fig. 1, and are pivoted to a shaft, E. H is a bar ina horizontal position, at each end of which is attached a cord, 0 e, which connect at the end of a pedal, G, at the side of the frame. shaft that passes through the upper side of the box or tank D, and rigidly secured thereto. Upon this shaft or rod is a spiral spring, I, which works loosely on the shaft E, and has a bearing against the bar H and the inner side of the box 1). In the rear posts 0 O is located and runs, in suitable bearings, a double-crank shaft, K, at one end of which is secured a pulley, L, and .to which power is applied to drive the machine, or it may be driven or rotated in any convenient manner. N N are pitmen or connecting-rods, which connect the cranks of the shaft K with the O is a receplaundries, and requires but little skill in operating it, as it simply consists in bearing down the pedal G, whereby the section F is made to separate or recede from section F through the medium of the cords e 0, so as to allow or provide a space between the rubbers when the fabric is placed between them, and on the foot being released from the pedal the action of the spring'I will set the rubber F against the other rubber and the fabric between them, the articles to be starched being previously immersed in starch and fully saturated therewith; and, the operation being com pleted, the rubbers are separated and the articles removed, when the operation may be repeated.

I do not confine myself to the exact shape or form of the rubbers herein shown and de scribed, as these may be varied without materially affecting the objects of my invention or changing its principle. For instance, they may Eisa be made to work horizontally or by a recipcombination with the box or tank D, substanrocating motion. tially as herein shown and described, and for Havingthus described my invention, what I the purposes set forth.

claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters The above specification of my invention Patent, issigned by me this 20th day of January, 1872. The corrugated rubbers F F, to which al- P. OTHAYNE.

ternate motions are given by the double-crank Witnesses :4

shattKand pitmenNN, acted upon bya spring, WM. F. MGNAMARA,

I, and separated by cords e and pedal G, in K. N. JONES. 

